Skin breakdown due to suspension sleeve
Malena Rapaport
Description
Collection
Title:
Skin breakdown due to suspension sleeve
Creator:
Malena Rapaport
Date:
5/16/2019
Text:
Hi Listserve,
We have been consistently finding that patients who use gel sleeves (TPE, silicone, etc), are 60 years of age or older and K2 level ambulators, develop skin breakdown on their knee cap. We have tried a few things, (regularly replacing sleeves, using GlideWear to mitigate the effects of friction on the knee cap, cutting holes in liners (yikes!), etc) but have not found noticeable improvements.
Do you have suggestions for sleeves or other products that you found helped with this?
Thank you in advance,
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Malena Rapaport
Certified Prosthetist
Barber Prosthetics Clinic
540 SE Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC V5X 2T4
P: 604-321-1115
F: 604-321-7681
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We have been consistently finding that patients who use gel sleeves (TPE, silicone, etc), are 60 years of age or older and K2 level ambulators, develop skin breakdown on their knee cap. We have tried a few things, (regularly replacing sleeves, using GlideWear to mitigate the effects of friction on the knee cap, cutting holes in liners (yikes!), etc) but have not found noticeable improvements.
Do you have suggestions for sleeves or other products that you found helped with this?
Thank you in advance,
--
Malena Rapaport
Certified Prosthetist
Barber Prosthetics Clinic
540 SE Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC V5X 2T4
P: 604-321-1115
F: 604-321-7681
<URL Redacted>< <URL Redacted>>
Citation
Malena Rapaport, “Skin breakdown due to suspension sleeve,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed December 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/209611.
